Jaipur: The swine flu menace continued its upward march in the state with 31 new cases being detected on Monday. The total number of H1N1 positive cases now stands at 448.
According to director, medical and health OP Gupta, no death has been reported in the state on Monday.

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Jaipur: A young calf tied to a tree just outside the Lakarda outpost may look strangely out of place at Ranthambore National Park. However, conservation has its strange stories in the wild. The calf was kept as a reserved food for Machli, the most famous tigress of the national park.

Jaipur: To protect the world heritage status of the Keoladeo Bird Sanctuary, the chief minister Ashok Gehlot has ordered the Bharatpur city administration to ensure regular flow of water from Pachna Dam to the dried up lake within the sanctuary.
Due to scanty rainfall over the years all lakes in the sanctuary had dried-up, resulting in decline of migratiory birds.

State Puts Onus On NTCA For Formation Of Force
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Jaipur: The delay in the formation of Special Tiger Protection Force (STPF) for the Ranthambore tiger reserve may not only put the rising population of big cats in the reserve at the risk of poaching, but can also cause clashes between foresters and civilians.

Jaipur: The heavy rain this year has cheered birds lover in the state in more ways than one. If the rain has spelt good for the Keoladeo national park, it has also sprung hopes for the endangered Great Indian Bustard (GIB) at the Desert National Park (DNP).

Jaipur: The water from Panchna dam, which is expected to arrive Ghana later this week, will not only give a new lease of life to the Bharatpur bird sanctuary but will also help save its heritage tag in the UNESCO meeting scheduled for next month.

Ajmer: Several lakes in Ajmer district had received decent water during monsoon this year. However, these lakes are back to square one as most of them are drying up fast.
According to irrigation department, Beer lake, which had 11 feet water a few weeks ago, now has only 1.5 feet. Rajiyawas lake had more than 8 feet water, but now it is left with only 1.11 feet.

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Jodhpur: Despite the fact that population of vulture is constantly declining in the state, nothing substantial has been done so far to conserve these natural scavengers.
Though they are being treated at the rescue centres of the zoos, researchers have stressed the need of creating separate enclosures for them where a captive care can be carried out for the better results.